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House cleaning businesses in the Bloomington, IL metro area

How the Bloomington, IL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #201 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
35
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,274 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,419
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,274 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $89.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 13 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.9M per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

There are 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Bloomington metro area was 35 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,006 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bloomington metro area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Bloomington metro area is 48 (lower middle), #201 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.

How the Bloomington metro area compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

House cleaning in Bloomington, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.02.2
Spending per listing$6.9M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,0061,7891,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−2.5%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,274$1,322$1,414
Median household income$79,905$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,242
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Bloomington metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
171,419+0.1% since 2020
Households
70,220
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,003
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
88,959
Daytime population
180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Paducah, KY-IL5851.2$11.2M−1.2%#105 of 375
1Peoria, IL51191.2$9.9M−1.3%#170 of 375
St. Louis, MO-IL492041.8$7.4M−0.2%#190 of 375
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL48281.7$7M−0.9%#200 of 375
2Bloomington, IL48131.9$6.9M+0.1%#201 of 375
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL4771.8$6.3M+1.7%#217 of 375
3Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN467552.1$6.7M0.0%#230 of 375
4Decatur, IL3871.6$7.1M−4.3%#280 of 375
5Rockford, IL36292.1$5.5M−0.3%#297 of 375
6Springfield, IL34182.0$6.2M−1.2%#305 of 375

Other business types in the Bloomington metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Bloomington, IL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 house cleaning businesses in the Bloomington metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $89.5M a year, or $1,274 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.9M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,220 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Bloomington metro area has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,006 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Bloomington metro area scores 48 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #201 of 375 scored metro areas.

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